New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-16
OUroNA YARN SPRING SATURDAY,
DRIoHT FACES COSTUMES AND sUNLIGHT-wHAT A
STROLLER SAW AND HEARD.


Flowers animated faces, pretty costumes with
bright coiors and OF neat design, spring hats Of
wonderful construction, new parasols, men in new
spring suits, bright sun and delicious atmosphere
these and other attractions pleased the pedestrians
OF tho city Saturday. Sporting men clustered
thicdy about the Hoffman House and the St. James
li0el until the hour OF departure for tho races one
hearl nothing but "horso talk" in this crowd IL
was all about Blue Wing and Dry Monopole, and
Bankrupt, and Blackstone, and Guarantee and others
TIL the novices head achcd In the bare effort TO re-
member tho names. The crowd disappeared and the
talk died out with remarkable suddenness when the
timo came for going TO Gravesend Curious people In
considerable numbers hung around the side entrance
OF tho AIbemarle Hotel to get glimpse OF Prince
Leopold Of Germany when he started for the steamer
Turning his footsteps toward Madison Square Car
den, THE TRIBUNE Stroller wandered around among
tho Jerseys, AyrshIres and Holstcins. Sidney Dillon
using Tor a walking stick tho paraso of feminine
companion. was examining tho herds even moro at
tentivey than the Pacific Railroad Committee eX-
amined him the other day. Mr. Dillon likes Jersey
escorted group OF English friends along the stalls
His Is queer little figure, bent and angular HIS
dark brown kil gloves on his hands and black silk
hat ser askcw his srcwd bony race inc aiect0r
finds time to raise and enjoy fine cattto at his big
farm Burlington, Vt, and he always takes In al
tho cattle shows.
Passing down broadway tho stoclly form Of Senator
d. NJ sabln OF Minnesota is seen. Il believe my
Presidential boom Is growing faster than any other
in the country" no says. Last month had three
pledged votes. Now / have SIX. BY the rule OF
thrco think shall have respectable following IN
time to capture tho nomination."
net Colonel James e. Jones, Deputy Collector
hobblIng along IN painful way. When tall lanky
people 20 lame their lameness appears to "bfeak
tnom up" all over. The Colonel says: "Its not the
govt % Inoumaucs, but tramp took over virginia
hills | was down as Spottsylvana at tho unNellhS
Of sedgwick's monument General Martin T. Nc
AiahOn and went over the Whole nlo ol cdrthMViIS
on foot Although twcnty-fOur years have gone OS
the, are still a. distinct when we were hghtlnt
there. Tho people treated us Handsomely. They an
Lay0 relies TO scl-buGts embedded IN pieces OI WOOu
and such things. ono man who lOuEht on mo othcr
side wanted 10 sell me a knOt-hOe ir bullet IN IT,
told him thai be ought 10 keep - crawl into "Deu
ever he felt like fighting again.
Ex-speaker George T. Erwin. the big-headcd Re-
pu5lca. leader IN tho Assembly, saunters along With
a group oil six or seven admirng ST. Lawrence County
constituent, surrounding him. When one Of them asks
Tho time DO pulls out "a handsome gold watch set
with Jewels to which he r'icrs. The watch was
gift ffOn admring constituents, ana nothing hahes
Them 30 harry - when tho cNopcakcrs lace ana inc
watch dial beam on each other, whllc inc uaIOhu
IN tho head OF tho windingTln sparhles IN tho sun
light.
judge william L. Muller tho confidential friend OF
Governor Hill mods repeatedly % tho many persons
who know him. When the Stroller asks about the
po.slblity of the Governor signing the Pool BILL no
replios: "No ono but himself can say what the
diacnlt problem, that has confronted him The
Tudor question has been the hardest. u IL a t"o
EDGED sword I guess tho Governor VIII De ado 10
Keep clear II the Pool bill difficulties In some way